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"washington post" staff writer neil irwin joins us now. neil, good morning. >> good morning, david. >> let me just set this up for you. latest article, give you credit, you write the financial crisis is over, that the danger of it melting down, it's all over. but the job prospect outlook for 2010, what is it? >> it's not great, but it does look like things are starting to turn around. we might see job growth even as early as this past month. we will find out on friday what december job growth or loss was. the forecast is somewhere around zero. we might see a positive number. most economists are forecasting we will see positive job growth some time in the spring. job growth alone isn't enough because the population is always growing, labor force is always growing, so for the unemployment rate to come down, what you need is strong job growth, 130,000 jobs a month, we're a long way from that it appears. >> when you look at the periods in the united states, the last 20 years, where there has been strong growth, for example the tech boom, adven
"washington post" staff writer neil irwin joins us now. neil, good morning. >> good morning, david. >> let me just set this up for you. latest article, give you credit, you write the financial crisis is over, that the danger of it melting down, it's all over. but the job prospect outlook for 2010, what is it? >> it's not great, but it does look like things are starting to turn around. we might see job growth even as early as this past month. we will find out on...
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but he's also got to direct his action to the intelligence communities in washington. that failure to respond or the structural problems about having the national counterterrorism center not sharing information, he's got to take action here. the politics of it, though, is difficult. remember what happened in spain after it mass drids train bombing. if congress seems to be too overtly political, it can backfire. that's the lesson of spain. what we saw over the last few days and the vacation period is that people were essentially pointing fingers. the american people are not going to respond well to both sides making this a partisan food fight. >> i wonder if, in fact, there's even anecdotal support of president obama given that some of the daily gallup tracking polls, for example, conducted after christmas day showed obama's ratings ticking up. >> well, people look to presidents for strength and leadership at a time of instability and fear. that's what we saw after 9/11. and as long as he doesn't get engaged in this political food fight, he can stay above the fray and b
but he's also got to direct his action to the intelligence communities in washington. that failure to respond or the structural problems about having the national counterterrorism center not sharing information, he's got to take action here. the politics of it, though, is difficult. remember what happened in spain after it mass drids train bombing. if congress seems to be too overtly political, it can backfire. that's the lesson of spain. what we saw over the last few days and the vacation...
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the announcement is being read as an attempt to shift the talk in washington back to the economy and away from that christmas day terror attempt. nbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. good morning to you, mike. >> reporter: good morning, alex. >> how effective do you think it will be for the president to shift away from terror and on to the economy? listen, both these things, while different in tone, they're both imperative. >> reporter: absolutely, and there's a political imperative here in washington as well, and that is because every member of the house of representatives is going up for re-election this year, 2010, and a third of the senate. there's considerable pressure from democratic allies in congress to do something about jobs. a second stimulus bill already passed the house in december, alex, pending in the senate, but the world keeps intruding here at the white house. of course, the attempted bombing on christmas day has focused the attention here. two weeks the review took from homeland security and intelligence officials here. the president with the big
the announcement is being read as an attempt to shift the talk in washington back to the economy and away from that christmas day terror attempt. nbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. good morning to you, mike. >> reporter: good morning, alex. >> how effective do you think it will be for the president to shift away from terror and on to the economy? listen, both these things, while different in tone, they're both imperative. >> reporter: absolutely, and...
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joining me now live from washington, d.c. is ilan mewy, retail reporter for "the washington post." good morning. >> good morning. >> let's go through a few more items that really jumped a lot. an auns ounce of gold up over 3. "the new york times" went up from 75 cents to $2. slurpee at 7/eleven, 90 cents to $2.12. the cost of raising a newborn to age 18 jumped 76%. we're used to prices going up but why so much for these things? >> i think this list is fascinating. it gives us a lot of perspective over what changed over the past ten years. i think the thing people will remember about this past decade is it was a decade of economic boom and economic bust. that's definitely reflected in some of numbers. if you look at the price of gold, for example, gold spiked tremendously over the past two years, as investigators looked at that as a safe place to store their money while the stock market has been going crazy. we are seeing some of the bigger economic picture reflected in the numbers that are on this list. >> the average cost for wad a wedding, $20,000. that's up about 8% since 1999.
joining me now live from washington, d.c. is ilan mewy, retail reporter for "the washington post." good morning. >> good morning. >> let's go through a few more items that really jumped a lot. an auns ounce of gold up over 3. "the new york times" went up from 75 cents to $2. slurpee at 7/eleven, 90 cents to $2.12. the cost of raising a newborn to age 18 jumped 76%. we're used to prices going up but why so much for these things? >> i think this list is...
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jane black, a great article at "the washington post." thanks so much for sharing it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, new video of the man suspected of being a double agent for al qaeda and killing seven cia agents in afghanistan. >>> did the president move fast enough after news of the attempted christmas day attack broke? if his detractors are right, how this could hurt his administration. here's an easy way you can enjoy the convenience of steam-in-the-bag vegetables and the great taste of sauce. try green giant valley fresh steamers. each bag microwaves in minutes, steaming the vegetables until they're cooked to perfection. try green giant valley fresh steamers. why was i hit with this thunderbolt? at 43. when i try to eat right and take care of myself. now i'm on an aspirin regimen because it helps me live the life i want to live. so i can continue to do the things that i love. it's so simple. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone. so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i feel great a
jane black, a great article at "the washington post." thanks so much for sharing it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, new video of the man suspected of being a double agent for al qaeda and killing seven cia agents in afghanistan. >>> did the president move fast enough after news of the attempted christmas day attack broke? if his detractors are right, how this could hurt his administration. here's an easy way you can enjoy the convenience of steam-in-the-bag...
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joining us from the "washington post," joining us live from washington, good morning. >> good morning. >> talking about the president and what he say hess will do, implementing the new steps to connect the dots. the intelligence community will pursue leads more aggressively. intelligence analysis and integration must improve, has to strengthen the terror watch list, do better keeping dangerous people off planes by doing so, increase the use of bomb detectors, distribute in tell rapidly and widely. is that going to fix the problem? >> it would be a little more comforting if we hadn't heard all these sayings almost exactly the same way a few years ago. it's deja vu all over again. just shows how hard these problems are to fix, the same issues with not connecting dots, not having everything controlled by a single authority in government, all these things were identified before, we tried to fix them, shows bureaucracies alone can't do it, technology can't do it, a very hard problem, you have to keep bearing down. disappointing how little we accomplished in the last eight years. >> let's t
joining us from the "washington post," joining us live from washington, good morning. >> good morning. >> talking about the president and what he say hess will do, implementing the new steps to connect the dots. the intelligence community will pursue leads more aggressively. intelligence analysis and integration must improve, has to strengthen the terror watch list, do better keeping dangerous people off planes by doing so, increase the use of bomb detectors, distribute in...
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and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by an afghan driver. once he got on to the base, he detonated the device. we also found out the cia had actually tried to put in some basic security precautions. they had brought the guy over to a place in the base that was essentially abandoned, and they tried to search him, and the minute they went to search him he blew himself up and the cia officers were close enough to him, some as many as a few yards to 50 yards away, and they were killed or wounded in this explosion. >> did you get any word as to whether he actually was a double agent? there are conflicting reports. >> a double agent or maybe a triple agent. >> right. >> o
and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by...
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for some perspective now i'm joined by "washington post" national security reporter joby warrick. happy new year. >> you, too. >> what's your take on how significant it is that the president is saying now that there's an al qaeda link near? >> it's an important clarity. we knew this guy. he could have been lone actor, maybe he was inspired by al qaeda. now we know for a fact that he was al qaeda. al qaeda trained, equipped. now that we know that, it gives us something to work with, and it couldn't be more clear. i think it's becoming clearer by the day exactly how this worked out. >> the president also said that it's a priority for him to strengthen the u.s. partnership with the yemeni government. but is that easier said than done, given the fact that, for starters, there's two civil wars going on in that country? >> yes. we've had a rocky history with yemen. they've been on our side, at least nominally. but we've had some difficult times getting them to do things that we want them to do. this is a country that needs resources and we really need them. so it's important to somehow
for some perspective now i'm joined by "washington post" national security reporter joby warrick. happy new year. >> you, too. >> what's your take on how significant it is that the president is saying now that there's an al qaeda link near? >> it's an important clarity. we knew this guy. he could have been lone actor, maybe he was inspired by al qaeda. now we know for a fact that he was al qaeda. al qaeda trained, equipped. now that we know that, it gives us...
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joining me now from washington, d.c. is tom blank, former head of tsa policy. good to see you, good morning. we've had a series of debates ever since christmas day about how effective or ineffective patdowns are and these screening machines are 73 let's start with the patdowns, do you think they have a place in aviation security? >> they certainly have a place in aviation security. we don't want to eliminate any tools when we're dealing with people like the christmas day terrorist. >> certainly in the short-term, since so few places have access to the more sophisticated screening machines? >> i think what we've got to do is figure out a way to expedite the deployment of the x-ray, and technologies. this is what's going to help us find explosive material, organic material at the checkpoint. that's what the patdown is designed to do. but we shouldn't be relying on that when we have technology that can do a much, much better job for us. >> you know, i've heard a lot of conflicting information about that. we just had someone on in the last hour about exactly how ef
joining me now from washington, d.c. is tom blank, former head of tsa policy. good to see you, good morning. we've had a series of debates ever since christmas day about how effective or ineffective patdowns are and these screening machines are 73 let's start with the patdowns, do you think they have a place in aviation security? >> they certainly have a place in aviation security. we don't want to eliminate any tools when we're dealing with people like the christmas day terrorist....
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stoddard, columnist here in washington. as far as the politics itself, how does this news like today, people wake up on a sunday morning, they find out after a week of focusing on this terror plot over detroit and the airliner, that all of a sudden yemen's gotten so serious now that we have to close our embassy there. how does that essentially affect the public dialogue on all this? >> well, this is an interesting point, david. i think one of the problems initially for president obama last week is that he came out with his first response, we saw homeland secretary napolitano say that the system had worked. president obama himself gave a very weak response. his initial response came out the second day knowing he had to quell the criticism and be -- hold his administration accountable for these security lapses. he used much stronger language and has been very bold on this ever since. i think that they realize politically the issue kind of got away from them. what's interesting about seeing them respond so forcefully once form
stoddard, columnist here in washington. as far as the politics itself, how does this news like today, people wake up on a sunday morning, they find out after a week of focusing on this terror plot over detroit and the airliner, that all of a sudden yemen's gotten so serious now that we have to close our embassy there. how does that essentially affect the public dialogue on all this? >> well, this is an interesting point, david. i think one of the problems initially for president obama...
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the nba has suspended washington wizards guard gilbert arenas indefinitely. the three-time all-star admitted to bringing four unloaded guns into the team's locker room as part of a dispute with a teammate. joining me now, dave zirin, author of "people's history of sports in the united states." great to have you here in person. >> good to be here in the studio. >> instead of the cross talk from d.c. >> that's right. >> let's talk about what happened here. >> absolutely. what we're talking about here was a horrible practical joke gone awry. >> yeah. >> gilbert arenas brought in four unloaded guns after a gambling dispute with a teammate, jafevarris crittenton. he supposedly said i'm going to shoot you in the knee, jokingly. so arenas brought in four guns and said "pick one," in which case crittenton picked one and threw it across the locker room. now others are saying arenas chambered a bullet in his gun. it's a confusing mess, a terrible embarrassment for the franchise and gilbert is paying terribly for it now. >> what it also sheds light on is reports -- i me
the nba has suspended washington wizards guard gilbert arenas indefinitely. the three-time all-star admitted to bringing four unloaded guns into the team's locker room as part of a dispute with a teammate. joining me now, dave zirin, author of "people's history of sports in the united states." great to have you here in person. >> good to be here in the studio. >> instead of the cross talk from d.c. >> that's right. >> let's talk about what happened here....
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i'm joined in washington by msnbc analyst pat buchanan and democratic strategist peter fenn. okay. i want you to put on your political hat, pat buchanan. pretend you're president of the united states. you're going into the situation room. where are you pointing the finger? what question are you asking? >> i don't know you point the finger but the questions you ask are what peter and i were talking about in the last segment, in go down the list of things this fella, he gets on board. he doesn't have any luggage. he's paying in cash. there are reports he was in yemen. there are cia reports. he's -- he's got no visa to just say -- would i ask him, look, here's all of the information. why did this not come up on some computer to at least give this guy a second look before he got on any airliner? as the president i think said this morning, there was human failure and there was system failure. so i think i would start around -- start with that particular question and go around the table. >> and if you go around the table, peter, and it's clear that somebody dropped the ball on this, does
i'm joined in washington by msnbc analyst pat buchanan and democratic strategist peter fenn. okay. i want you to put on your political hat, pat buchanan. pretend you're president of the united states. you're going into the situation room. where are you pointing the finger? what question are you asking? >> i don't know you point the finger but the questions you ask are what peter and i were talking about in the last segment, in go down the list of things this fella, he gets on board. he...
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as far as messagewise, i think that once president obama is back in washington, we'll see more presence and we'll have more stepped-up communication about these events than we had when he was vacationing. presidents do have a right to take vacations. things always happen when they are away. >> republicans last week, there was some within the republican party. i heard from a number of strategists who said maybe it wasn't such a good idea for dick cheney or congressman hoekstra to be as sort of sharp in their criticism of president obama given the country that is already upset that this happened and that there was this sort of lapse. it sort of gets to the old sort of axiom when somebody's shooting themselves in the foot if you are a political rival you simply get out of the way, you don't say anything. >> you know, that's an interesting criticism. i think that the democrats are in a very defensive crouch obviously on domestic matters, on the economy, on health care, and something like this which is so frightening and obviously exposed serious lapses in our security. then of course, as i
as far as messagewise, i think that once president obama is back in washington, we'll see more presence and we'll have more stepped-up communication about these events than we had when he was vacationing. presidents do have a right to take vacations. things always happen when they are away. >> republicans last week, there was some within the republican party. i heard from a number of strategists who said maybe it wasn't such a good idea for dick cheney or congressman hoekstra to be as...